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Illinois Department of Agriculture issued the following announcement on Dec. 28.
Proposed rules for the regulation of industrial hemp production and processing were published today in the Secretary of State's Illinois Register.
Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) staff have been busy drafting those proposed rules since Governor Rauner signed the Industrial Hemp Act into law in August. This new law allows individuals or corporations licensed through IDOA to cultivate industrial hemp. IDOA will also register individuals or corporations that will process industrial hemp.
Now that the proposed rules have been published, IDOA is accepting comments during a 45-day First Notice public comment period. The proposed rules will then be considered by lawmakers at a Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, or JCAR, committee hearing. As soon as the rules are finalized and approved by JCAR, IDOA will begin accepting applications for industrial hemp licenses and registrations.
Original source can be found here.
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